CN108819617A - Single steel wheel front axle and its road roller - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a kind of single steel wheel front axle and its road rollers, and wherein road roller includes car body, the steel cylinder for pressing road, the rear tyre component for being connected to the wheel press front axle of steel cylinder and car body front end and being provided on rear side of car body；The wheel press front axle includes left stringer, right vertical beam and crossbeam, and the rear end and right vertical beam rear end of the left stringer are articulated with the front end of car body, and the crossbeam is transversely fixed between left and right two front end of stringer；The crossbeam transversely runs through steel cylinder and pushes steel cylinder rolls forward；The steel cylinder includes the first steel cylinder, the second steel cylinder and third steel cylinder being transversely set side by side；First steel cylinder, the second steel cylinder and third steel cylinder independently rotating jacket in the first locking system and third locking system that are separately provided for circumferential the first steel cylinder of locking respectively and the rotation of third steel cylinder in crossbeam and the first steel cylinder and the second steel cylinder；The minimum point of first steel cylinder, the second steel cylinder and third steel cylinder is conllinear.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to engineering machinery road roller technical fields, and in particular to a kind of list steel wheel front axle and its road roller.
Background technique
Road roller is also known as packer, is a kind of equipment repaired the roads.Road roller belongs to the model of road furniture in engineering machinery
Farmland is widely used in the embankment compacting operation of the Larger Engineering Projects such as high-grade highway, railway, airfield runway, dam, stadium,
Sand, half viscosity and clayed soil, subgrade stability soil and asphalt concrete pavement layer can be rolled.Road roller is with machinery itself
Gravity is suitable for various compacting operations, makes to be rolled layer and generates permanent deformation and closely knit；And existing road roller is at the scene
When construction, it is often necessary to carry out compaction treatment to large area level land, generally at work, driver is when being compacted a line plot
It needs after u-turn of significantly turning and adjustment direction closely leads close compacting plot to continue to be compacted；And depositing due to steel wheel
So that road roller turning amplitude is larger, rear direction adjustment difficulty is being reversed end for end, the raising of working efficiency is unfavorable for.
Therefore, in order to solve the above problem, need a kind of single steel wheel front axle and its road roller, can turn to road roller into
Row effectively control, reduces the turning amplitude of road roller, improves working efficiency, and be compacted weight-adjustable, increases the suitable of road roller
Use range.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, providing single steel wheel front axle and its pressure road the purpose of the present invention is overcoming defect in the prior art
Machine can turn to road roller and control effectively, reduce the turning amplitude of road roller, improve working efficiency, and be compacted weight
It measures adjustable, increases the scope of application of road roller.
Single steel wheel front axle of the invention, including left stringer, right vertical beam and crossbeam, the rear end of the left stringer and right vertical beam
Rear end is articulated with the front end of car body, and the crossbeam is transversely fixed between left and right two front end of stringer；The crossbeam is transversely
Through steel cylinder and push steel cylinder rolls forward；The steel cylinder includes the first steel cylinder being transversely set side by side, the second steel cylinder and
Three steel cylinders；Institute's crossbeam interlude is bent to form rectangular convex section, so that crossbeam approximation is in " several " font；The second steel cylinder rotation
It is coated at the interlude of crossbeam, the first steel cylinder and third steel cylinder radius are equal and be coated at the two sides of crossbeam section respectively, described
The radius of second steel cylinder be greater than the first steel cylinder radius or third steel cylinder radius, each section of axis of the crossbeam altogether face vertically
When, the minimum point of first steel cylinder, the second steel cylinder and third steel cylinder is conllinear；The both ends of the crossbeam are adjustable with circumferential corner
Mode is fixed between left and right stringer front end.
The both ends of the surface of crossbeam described further, which are respectively perpendicular, is fixedly installed the first connecting plate, before the left and right stringer
End is respectively formed second connecting plate Chong Die with plate is correspondingly connected with；Along crossbeam side between first connecting plate and the second connection
Section axially penetrates through and is provided with support rotating pin, sets between the first connecting plate and the second connection along the support rotating pin is circumferentially distributed
Multiple connection bolts are placed in, are fixed between first connecting plate and the second connecting plate by the connection bolt.
Invention additionally discloses a kind of road roller, including car body, the steel cylinder of pressing road, it is connected to steel cylinder and car body front end is as above
State single steel wheel front axle of structure and the rear tyre component being provided on rear side of car body；The steel cylinder includes transversely being set side by side
First steel cylinder, the second steel cylinder and third steel cylinder；First steel cylinder, the second steel cylinder and third steel cylinder independently rotating jacket in crossbeam
And first is separately provided for the first of circumferential the first steel cylinder of locking respectively and the rotation of third steel cylinder in steel cylinder and the second steel cylinder
Locking system and third locking system；The minimum point of first steel cylinder, the second steel cylinder and third steel cylinder is conllinear.
Further, first locking system and the second locking system include multiple locking liquid circumferentially distributed along crossbeam
Cylinder pressure is disposed radially the mounting groove for accommodating locked hydraulic cylinder, the locking in first steel cylinder and the second steel cylinder
The cylinder base of hydraulic cylinder is fixed on the slot bottom of mounting groove, and the hydraulic stem pressure of locked hydraulic cylinder radially-inwardly presses on crossbeam outer circle
Realize that the first steel cylinder or third steel cylinder circumferential direction locking are fixed on crossbeam, the front end of the hydraulic stem is fixedly installed outer cover and crossbeam
The arc pressuring plate of outer circle, the arc pressuring plate inner surface are fixedly installed increasing and rub layer.
Further, rolling bearing is provided between first steel cylinder, the second steel cylinder and third steel cylinder and crossbeam.
Further, fixed jacket is provided with the first protection respectively for first steel cylinder, the second steel cylinder and third steel cylinder outer circle
Housing, the second protection overcoat and third protection overcoat, the inner end of first protection overcoat and the inner end point of third protection overcoat
It is not fixedly installed sliding with the second steel end face seal to extended segment, the end face of the extended segment is extended to form along the second steel cylinder side axle
First wear-resisting ring of dynamic cooperation.
Further, the locked hydraulic cylinder is three and circumferentially divides equally distribution.
The beneficial effects of the invention are as follows：A kind of single steel wheel front axle and its road roller disclosed by the invention pass through control the
One locking system or third locking system locking correspond to steel cylinder, make the rolling of first other two steel cylinder of steel cylinder locking or third steel cylinder
Locking and other two cylinder barrel roll, and conducive to the rotation of whole steel cylinder, can turn and control effectively to road roller, reduce pressure
The turning amplitude of road machine improves working efficiency, and is compacted weight-adjustable, increases the scope of application of road roller.
Detailed description of the invention
The invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples：
Fig. 1 is the structural diagram of the present invention；
Fig. 2 is the structural schematic diagram of roller in the present invention.
Specific embodiment
Fig. 1 is the structural diagram of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is the structural schematic diagram of roller in the present invention, as shown, this implementation
Example in road roller, including car body 1, press road steel cylinder, be connected to steel cylinder and car body front end wheel press front axle and setting
There is the rear tyre component on rear side of car body；The rear tyre component is the existing rear-wheel mechanism that can be turned to by control, herein no longer
It repeats；The wheel press front axle includes left stringer 2, right vertical beam 3 and crossbeam 4, the rear end and right vertical beam rear end of the left stringer
It is articulated with the front end of car body, the crossbeam is transversely fixed between left and right two front end of stringer；The crossbeam transversely runs through
Steel cylinder simultaneously pushes steel cylinder rolls forward；The steel cylinder includes the first steel cylinder 5, the second steel cylinder 6 and third being transversely set side by side
Steel cylinder 7；First steel cylinder, the second steel cylinder and third steel cylinder independently rotating jacket in crossbeam and the first steel cylinder and the second steel cylinder
It is separately provided for the first locking system and third locking system of circumferential the first steel cylinder of locking and the rotation of third steel cylinder respectively；
The minimum point of first steel cylinder, the second steel cylinder and third steel cylinder is conllinear；When needing to turn, by controlling the first locking system
Or third locking system locking corresponds to steel cylinder, make first other two steel cylinder of steel cylinder locking roll or third steel cylinder locking and in addition
Two cylinder barrels roll, and conducive to the rotation of whole steel cylinder, can turn and control effectively to road roller, reduce the turning of road roller
Amplitude improves working efficiency.
In the present embodiment, first locking system and the second locking system include multiple locks circumferentially distributed along crossbeam
Tight hydraulic cylinder is disposed radially the mounting groove for accommodating locked hydraulic cylinder in first steel cylinder and the second steel cylinder, described
The cylinder base of locked hydraulic cylinder 8 is fixed on the slot bottom of mounting groove 9, and the hydraulic stem pressure of locked hydraulic cylinder radially-inwardly presses on cross
Beam outer circle realizes that the first steel cylinder or third steel cylinder circumferential direction locking are fixed on crossbeam, and the front end of the hydraulic stem is fixedly installed outer cover
With the arc pressuring plate of crossbeam outer circle, the arc pressuring plate inner surface is fixedly installed increasing and rubs layer；Increasing the layer that rubs can be rubber layer, described
Locked hydraulic cylinder is to be able to achieve all hydraulic cylinder structure of the invention in the prior art, controls hydraulic cylinder by the prior art and realizes
Locking or unlock guarantee that locking stability is good.
In the present embodiment, institute's crossbeam interlude is bent to form rectangular convex section, so that crossbeam approximation is in " several " font；It is described
For second steel cylinder rotating jacket in the interlude of crossbeam, the first steel cylinder and third steel cylinder radius are equal and be coated at the two of crossbeam respectively
The radius of side segment, second steel cylinder is greater than the first steel cylinder radius or third steel cylinder radius, and each section of axis of the crossbeam is total to
Face vertically when, the minimum point of first steel cylinder, the second steel cylinder and third steel cylinder is conllinear；The both ends of the crossbeam are with circumferential direction
The adjustable mode of corner is fixed between left and right stringer front end；By rotating beam and fixation, the first steel cylinder and third steel can be made
Cylinder is hanging, only makes the second cylinder barrel as pressure road cylinder, and a road roller realizes two kinds of different compacting intensity, increases being applicable in for road roller
Range, save the cost.
In the present embodiment, the both ends of the surface of the crossbeam, which are respectively perpendicular, is fixedly installed the first connecting plate 10, described left and right vertical
The front end of beam is respectively formed second connecting plate 11 Chong Die with plate is correspondingly connected with；Edge between first connecting plate and the second connection
Crossbeam side segment, which axially penetrates through, is provided with support rotating pin 12, along the support rotating pin between the first connecting plate and the second connection
It is circumferentially distributed to be set to multiple connection bolts 13, it is solid by the connection bolt between first connecting plate and the second connecting plate
It is fixed；When needing the first steel cylinder and hanging third steel cylinder rotation, padded plate can be set under the first steel cylinder and third steel cylinder, then
Dismantling connection bolt retains support rotating pin, laterally rotates under the second cylinder barrel gravity, then install connection bolt lock and be tightly connected spiral shell
Bolt, conversion is simple, easy to operate.
In the present embodiment, rolling bearing is provided between first steel cylinder, the second steel cylinder and third steel cylinder and crossbeam；
Guarantee to roll smooth.
In the present embodiment, fixed jacket is provided with first respectively for first steel cylinder, the second steel cylinder and third steel cylinder outer circle
Protection overcoat, the second protection overcoat and third protection overcoat, when not reducing whole steel cylinder width, the first protection overcoat, second are protected
The minimum point for protecting housing and third protection overcoat is conllinear；The inner end of first protection overcoat and the inner end point of third protection overcoat
It is not fixedly installed and the second steel end face seal along the second steel cylinder side axle to extended segment 14, the end face of the extended segment is extended to form
The first wear-resisting ring being slidably matched；The inner end of first protection overcoat and third protection overcoat indicates one end of close second steel cylinder,
It otherwise is outer end；By the setting of extended segment and the first wear-resisting ring, avoid between the first steel cylinder and the second steel cylinder and the second steel cylinder
Larger gap is formed between third steel cylinder and influences road surface compaction effect.
In the present embodiment, the locked hydraulic cylinder is three and circumferentially divides equally distribution；Stability under loading, good braking effect.
The present embodiment laterally indicates the left and right directions of car, longitudinal front-rear direction for indicating car.
Finally, it is stated that the above examples are only used to illustrate the technical scheme of the present invention and are not limiting, although referring to compared with
Good embodiment describes the invention in detail, those skilled in the art should understand that, it can be to skill of the invention
Art scheme is modified or replaced equivalently, and without departing from the objective and range of technical solution of the present invention, should all be covered at this
In the scope of the claims of invention.
Claims (7)
1. a kind of list steel wheel front axle, it is characterised in that：Including left stringer, right vertical beam and crossbeam, the rear end of the left stringer with
Right vertical beam rear end is articulated with the front end of car body, and the crossbeam is transversely fixed between left and right two front end of stringer；The crossbeam
Transversely run through steel cylinder and pushes steel cylinder rolls forward；The steel cylinder includes the first steel cylinder being transversely set side by side, the second steel
Cylinder and third steel cylinder；Institute's crossbeam interlude is bent to form rectangular convex section, so that crossbeam approximation is in " several " font；Second steel
For cylinder rotating jacket in the interlude of crossbeam, the first steel cylinder and third steel cylinder radius are equal and be coated at the two sides of crossbeam respectively
Section, the radius of second steel cylinder are greater than the first steel cylinder radius or third steel cylinder radius, each section of axis of the crossbeam altogether in face
When vertically, the minimum point of first steel cylinder, the second steel cylinder and third steel cylinder is conllinear；The both ends of the crossbeam are with circumferential corner
Adjustable mode is fixed between left and right stringer front end.
2. list steel wheel front axle according to claim 1, it is characterised in that：The both ends of the surface of the crossbeam are respectively perpendicular fixation
It is provided with the first connecting plate, the front end of the left and right stringer is respectively formed second connecting plate Chong Die with plate is correspondingly connected with；It is described
It is axially penetrated through between first connecting plate and the second connection along crossbeam side segment and is provided with support rotating pin, the first connecting plate and second
Multiple connection bolts, first connecting plate and the second connecting plate are set to along the support rotating pin is circumferentially distributed between connection
Between fixed by the connection bolt.
3. a kind of road roller, it is characterised in that：Including car body, press road steel cylinder, be connected to steel cylinder and car body front end such as right
It is required that single steel wheel front axle described in 1-2 any claim and the rear tyre component being provided on rear side of car body；The steel cylinder packet
Include the first steel cylinder, the second steel cylinder and third steel cylinder being transversely set side by side；First steel cylinder, the second steel cylinder and third steel cylinder difference
Independent rotating jacket in be separately provided in crossbeam and the first steel cylinder and the second steel cylinder circumferential the first steel cylinder of locking respectively and
The first locking system and third locking system of third steel cylinder rotation；First steel cylinder, the second steel cylinder and third steel cylinder are most
Low spot is conllinear.
4. road roller according to claim 3, it is characterised in that：First locking system and the second locking system wrap
Multiple locked hydraulic cylinders circumferentially distributed along crossbeam are included, have been disposed radially in first steel cylinder and the second steel cylinder for accommodating
The mounting groove of locked hydraulic cylinder, the cylinder base of the locked hydraulic cylinder are fixed on the slot bottom of mounting groove, the liquid of locked hydraulic cylinder
Compression bar pressure radially-inwardly presses on crossbeam outer circle and realizes that the first steel cylinder or third steel cylinder circumferential direction locking are fixed on crossbeam, described hydraulic
The front end of bar is fixedly installed the arc pressuring plate of outer cover Yu crossbeam outer circle, and the arc pressuring plate inner surface is fixedly installed increasing and rubs
Layer.
5. road roller according to claim 4, it is characterised in that：First steel cylinder, the second steel cylinder and third steel cylinder with
Rolling bearing is provided between crossbeam.
6. road roller according to claim 5, it is characterised in that：Outside first steel cylinder, the second steel cylinder and third steel cylinder
Fixed jacket is provided with the first protection overcoat, the second protection overcoat and third protection overcoat, first protection overcoat to circle respectively
Inner end and third protection overcoat inner end respectively along the second steel cylinder side axle to extending to form extended segment, the end face of the extended segment
It is fixedly installed the first wear-resisting ring being slidably matched with the second steel end face seal.
7. road roller according to claim 6, it is characterised in that：The locked hydraulic cylinder is three and circumferentially respectively divides
Cloth.
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